Changes always come from praying!

ByPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 3 minutes
Peace to you, dear friends!I thank God for this wonderful opportunity to share with you a word of wisdom from the Lord. Today I would like to continue talking about how we need to cry out to God for miracles in our lives and the lives of people around us.We talked about Hannah who did not give up even though she was barren and was being humiliated by other people; she kept on believing God and trusting that He would send her a miracle into her life and give her a baby. She did not plunge into despair and sense of helplessness, but daily brought her needs before God in fervent prayer.Before her situation changed, she wept and wept having not received proof of God’s intervention. Many times she wept out of shame, bitterness, hurt and humiliation since nothing changed in her life. But when she added faith to her tears and turned her weeping into the cry of faith, her situation started changing. Instead of just weeping, Hannah decided to pour out her heart in prayer to the Lord.This is what she said,
«No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD» (1 Samuel, 1: 15).
Remember how Jesus once prayed while experiencing deep hurt and anguish. But regardless of it all He continued to pray and angles came to strengthen Him. Afterwards, the Bible says, Jesus looked at His disciples and told them to get up and go.
“Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.” He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. (..) Then He came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand” (Mark, 14: 32-35, 41-42).
After praying Jesus received strength to face death. Changes always come from praying. Empowered by this understanding, Hannah kept on praying until she received her answer. May prayer always be on the top of your priorities! May your prayer be tenacious and consistent and then the desired changes will fill your life. Become a man or woman of fervent prayer! Your miracle is on its way, so do not give up and do not stop calling out to God in prayer!Till tomorrowMay God’s protection be upon you and your household on this day!Pastor Rufus Ajiboye

Similar Posts

  • Purpose for living II

    AutorsPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 7 minutes
    Let’s look at the steps that Solomon took in order to find the meaning of life. We will see what conclusions Solomon came to. The first thing Solomon turned to was acquiring of wisdom and knowledge. «I communed with my heart, saying, „Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge.” And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind. For in much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow» (Ecclesiastes, 1:16-18).

  • Our sins and the sins of others are the main reasons of tragedies

    AutorsPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 4 minutes
    The majority of tragedies and disasters on earth that daily destroy great many people are a result of lawlessness of the people living on earth.«So you shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it. Therefore do not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel» (Numbers, 35:33-34).

  • Why do people choose to be irresponsible? III

    AutorsPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 4 minutes
    Fear paralyzes and limits a person, takes away his strength and courage for going forward; it does not allow person’s talents and gifts to come out on the surface. Fear steals person’s faith in God. A wicked heart makes a person selfish and stains his motives. Such a person is alienated from the true understanding of responsibility for his words and actions. He lives according to the principle “I do not owe a thing to anybody; everybody owes me!»

  • Rejoice in the Lord! II

    AutorsPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 3 minutes
    Dear friends, God once again delights to tell us to serve Him with gladness. Jesus once told His disciples: «Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven» (Luke, 10:20).If your name has been written in the Book of Life, if you are a child of God, then you are also a co-heir of Christ. And it is more than enough reason to motivate any of us to rejoice and thank God for every day of our lives.

  • Confess your sins and repent of them as soon as the Holy Spirit convicts you

    AutorsPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 3 minutes
    «For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light» (Mark, 4:22).Here we see a very important truth spoken by Jesus. According to this Scripture everything hidden will be revealed. If we accept this truth then we will want to live righteously before God and men. Our every wrongdoing and ungodly deed sooner or later will be brought out in the light, and all our secret works sooner or later will come into the open; all our unconfessed, unrecognized and secret sins sooner or later will become obvious for everybody.